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Edited travelogue
with narrative titles
Locations:
Route Map: Bombay [Mumbia] to Udaipur, in Rajasthan
Title: Street Scenes, Udaipur
Mewari men on the street, looking at camera
Women by the lake gathering water and carrying it in urns on their heads
Central square in town
Title: Murals outside of private houses
Havelis with murals, mostly depicting Rajasthani kings going to battle
Title: One of the city gates
Exterior view of gate
Title: Slave girl's garden [Saheliyon-ki-Bari, or Courtyard of the Maidens]
Elaborate private walled garden with fountain and sculpture
Elephant sculpture in pool
Lake views
Title: Palaces of the Maharana of Udaipur
Views from Lake Pichola of the Shiv Niwas Palace and other palaces on the shore.
Views from the windows of the Lake Palace
Title: Summer Palace [Lake Palace]
Views of the Lake Palace
Views from a boat of the shoreline
Jag Mandir island as seen from a boat
On Jag Mandir island, chhatris, other architecture
Mount Abu in the distance
Temple, unidentified. [Jagdish Temple?]
Modern polychrome relief leopard sculptures inset in walls.
More temple sculpture and jalis
Rajputana Hotel (modern)
Car leaving hotel
Small backstreet
COLOR FOOTAGE with reel change
Title: Sanchi Tope Buddhist Temples 250 BC
Exterior views of temple architecture and sculpture
Mrs Dixon walks in to frame, pith helmet and dress, amidst local women and children
Title: Delhi India
Title Tombs of the Grand Moguls
Fatehpur Sikri [?], outside of Old Delhi
Women with ghagra choli outfits and dupatta head coverings
A Muslim gentleman
Title: Kutub Minar [at Fatehpur Sikri]
Minaret of the ancient site.
A pair of men rolling the grass with a roller and ox.
Pan shot of entire site
Women walking down the road in a group
Title: Delhi, Old Fort [Red Fort]
People strolling past cenotaphs of early rulers of Delhi
Women in full white hejab
Title: Pearl Mosque [Moti Masjid]
Exterior of Moti Masjid in Red Fort
Title: Friday Mosque [Jama Masjid]